Kid’s Acting introduces acting techniques to our littlest performers. There are several options from which to choose:

Kids Introduction to Acting for Theatre and Musical Theatre-Have a dramatic, or overly dramatic, youngster? This is the perfect class to help them transition from playtime where they have control over what they do to learning how to take direction and work with scripted material. Lots of fun while they start to develop acting skills.

TV Kids-Students begin to develop an awareness of what is required to work in front of the camera. Terminology, camera technique and creating the truth of the moment the character experiences are the primary focus for the class.

Theater Tykes (8 wk Sessions)-Theater games, skits and exercises keep this class moving quickly so the little ones stay busy through the class. Lots of fun while the kids learn some of the beginning skills required in acting.

Broadway Prep Junior-Musical Theater performance requires skill in Voice, Acting and Dance. This foundational class for young performers includes training in all the disciplines required for younger performers to compete for roles in musicals.

Introduction to Kids Acting (ages 7-10 under 7 by interview)-Young performers begin to work in a true acting workshop situation. This class if focused on beginning to understand character and making the specific choices required by the script instead of just using your personality.

Youth Theatre-Saturday Youth Theatre is by audition and the program produces a full length play at the end of each semester. High energy plays that are a laugh a minute! A 1 minute memorized monologue is performed during the audition.

By popular request, Performing Arts San Antonio is pleased to be soon offer online acting classes. Whether you live in San Antonio, across the country, or on the other side of the world, you can now observe world class teaching in the performing arts.

Paul Tinder and Vaughn Taylor have starred in over 650 TV episodes in New York and Hollywood, over 400 national commercials, numerous feature films, and hundreds of infomercials and voiceovers. They are currently editing their first feature shot in Texas, Last Words. Paul & Vaughn are dedicated to giving students the most professional training available in the industry no matter where they are.

Classes will be offered for both Youth and Adults.

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Performing Arts San Antonio is committed to providing the highest level of acting instruction available in San Antonio, surrounding areas, and beyond. As such, we offer a variety of classes to meet the needs of our students. Please see the Classes page for more information or click here to view the current class schedule on our online registration system.

Acting

What do the people in NYC and LA know that you don’t? They have been effectively trained to create the reality of the characters world and had the chance to develop their own unique acting technique. We bring our extensive professional experience and teaching philosophy to San Antonio and now you have the same opportunity right here in Texas! You’ll learn to trust and believe in your talent and create dynamic and fully realized characters. Classes include scene preparation, character development, vocal quality and projection through exercises, monologues, scenes and cold readings. You will develop self-confidence in performance and oral presentations as you recognize and learn to use the underlying emotions that drive all people.

Acting On-Camera

You can’t cheat on camera, you have to be real, and these classes offer a specific emphasis on the subtlety and reality necessary to work effectively on screen. The size of the performance has to be controlled while the emotional reality and drive is elevated so you “pop” off the screen. Cold readings, scenes, monologues and commercials are used as you work on camera during each class. You work on camera so each week you become more comfortable with the camera. You’ll learn camera technique, terminology and the etiquette of working “on set”.

Broadway Prep

Our Broadway Prep classes offer professional-level Musical Theatre training at its finest. If you’re not a professional, but dream of being a star on stage, this is the program for you. “Musical” – the vocal quality and dance aspects of the performance and “Theatre” – the emotional and verbal aspects. A performer must understand the emotional truth that motivates the lyric and how it fits within the story so it can be delivered effectively. Great performances are not solely dependent on a beautiful voice. These classes will challenge the student to become a more complete musical theatre performer in voice, movement, emotional fullness and stagecraft so the actor creates a memorable performance, bringing him or her closer than ever to becoming a triple threat!

Broadway Prep. Jr. and Sr. are intensive classes designed to train students in the skills required to be effective e Musical theater performers. Singing, vocal performance, acting and choreography are all included in the class. The focus is Musical Theater so the vocal material used will be from published plays that have been produced. This is not the class to work on Pop or Rock songs, that material is best worked on in Private Voice Classes. With young performers the parents should expect to participate in the process of finding on-line the monologues and sons used in the class. We will give you all the resources necessary to find material and the process of choosing is part of the adult/child growth necessary to support the dreams of the performer. If you hit a stumbling block we will always assist you but the goal is to have you create a resource library that will be necessary as your student grows.

Mandatory: First Class is considered Orientation and Parents and Students must be present. Jazz shoes and jazz pants are necessary for the choreography and performance elements of the class and a resource list is provided where those items can be purchased because the student will need them into the future. Older students should also have Character Shoes because they will become mandatory throughout the years and they can be purchased through the same stores.

Private Voice Classes

Voice classes at PASA incorporate traditional vocal training, placement, breath support, musicality and diction with a fuller emphasis on motivation and character creating a complete vocal performance. Classes are one hour in length and are scheduled either once a week or once every two weeks. Practice material is provided for the student to work on at home.

Other theatres might have a bigger stage, but they don’t provide an opportunity for ALL of their students to have featured moments like we do at PASA. Instead of choosing productions with a handful of starring roles that leave other cast members in the background, we choose material that allows your child to participate as equally as possible as everyone else. That is one of the reasons that our students are able to grow more quickly as performers. They simply are able to have a more complete experience than in any other program in San Antonio.

Details may be found by clicking here. If you would like more information, please call (210) 557-1187.

IF YOUR SCHEDULE DOESN’T PERMIT HOMESCHOOL SAN ANTONIO TUESDAY CLASSES, PASA OFFERS OTHER AFTERNOON AND EVENING CLASSES. WEEKEND INTENSIVES ARE AVAILABLE AND NOTICES WILL BE POSTED HERE ON THE PASA WEBSITE.